A number of reader and Twitter followers have been asking when the HTC Desire will get the long-overdue Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. Earlier today, HTC made the official (and sad) news that Gingerbread isn't coming to the Desire. Update: HTC retracts and now says the Desire will get Gingerbread after all. The word came out from the HTC UK team and goes like: "Our engineering teams have been working hard for the past few months to find a way to bring Gingerbread to the HTC Desire without compromising the HTC Sense experience you've come to expect from our phones. HTC's announcement has sparked a lot of outrage from the developer community and greater disappointment from a lot of Desire users like me. The only logical reason for this move (or in-action) is that HTC wants to retire the Desire this early. Pretty obvious considering the retail price of the HTC Desire has gone down considerably that it becomes a hindrance for HTC to sell more of their newer mid-range handsets (people on a budget might still go with the Desire for a couple thousand bucks more than get the newer Wildfire S). After a week of playing with Google and HTC's new Android phone, I can say that there's a huge promise with the platform. Read more in our articles including "Sense UI too big for HTC Desire to go 2.3" and "HTC Touch HD launched and priced".
A number of reader and Twitter followers have been asking when the HTC Desire will get the long-overdue Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. Earlier today, HTC made the official (and sad) news that Gingerbread isn't coming to the Desire.
Update: HTC retracts and now says the Desire will get Gingerbread after all. The word came out from the HTC UK team and goes like: "Our engineering teams have been working hard for the past few months to find a way to bring Gingerbread to the HTC Desire without compromising the HTC Sense experience you've come to expect from our phones. HTC's announcement has sparked a lot of outrage from the developer community and greater disappointment from a lot of Desire users like me.
Our coverage of htc desire android 2.3.3 includes: "Sense UI too big for HTC Desire to go 2.3"; "HTC Touch HD launched and priced"; "HTC Touch Trade-In Promo". Each article provides unique insights and information.